Style and Allure

Hello lovelies,
Today I thought I would write a post for my younger readers and those of a similar age to myself! These are my tips for how to handle results day; as some of you may be aware I am currently retaking my AS levels at a college and I know first hand what it feels like to receive both A Level and GCSE results, therefore I feel I am qualified enough (punny I know) to give some of my advice, which I will personally be taking with me on the day of my results! Shall we get into it then? Grab a cup of tea and try not to stress out completely, don’t worry I am sweating at the mere thought of it too and lets delve into the most horrifying world of results day.

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Tip number 1:
I am going to start with preparations from when you wake up onwards; lets talk make up… A lot of people may suggest not to bother with make up in case of tears, happy or sad, but I say boo to them. I think you should walk into that room feeling your most confident; whether that means a smokey eye and a nude lip or eyeliner and a crazy lip colour, dress yourself head to toe in your most comforting and confidence boosting outfit, do your hair and apply your favourite make up look!

Tip number 2:
Let us talk breakfast; MAKE SURE YOU EAT! You don’t want to pass out from lack of food and over stressing yourself. Eat something sustainable and nothing that may make you feel a bit iffy, I know how tempting last night’s Chinese takeaway is, but c’mon guys is that what you want brewing away in your stomach as you anticipate picking up your results? Try something like toast or porridge? Or even a fruit salad, whatever makes you feel full and happy!

Tip number 3:
You may be wondering what you should take with you to your school/college as you ponder over what is going to happen in the next couple of hours, don’t worry I have you covered! BRING A NOTEBOOK AND PEN, countless times I have been in a situation where I wish or other people around me have wished to have at least a pen. You may need to fill out or sign some forms, or write down what options are available to you with your results and any advice given to you by tutors e.c.t You may also want to bring a bottle of water, to keep yourself hydrated and even a snack because you never know how long it may take you, whether you’re going to need to discuss things with your teachers e.c.t

Tip number 4:
Go to collect your results with someone who you know will be a good support for you, whether that be a best friend, boyfriend/girlfriend, parent, sibling or anyone who you find is a support for you, even if all they do is wait in the car for you, at least you’ll have someone to calm you down before you go in, praise you and make you see how well you have done.

Tip number 5:
My final and most important tip is to realise that these results actually aren’t the be all and end all of your life, I know right now they seem like it but there are always other options. Last year I thought my life would be over if I didn’t get good grades, and this year I still feel somewhat like that before I have my grades in my hand, but my Granddad told me before I got my results last year, that they didn’t actually matter because there are other ways to become something in life. Your life is not defined by what grades you attain at GCSE, A Level or even University for that matter, you can always take different routes to get to where you need to be in life. I got my grades last year, and while I could have continued last year on to A2 I knew I was capable of far better grades, so instead of crying about them and settling for mediocre grades I decided to try again, and I am a better, more organised and motivated student because of it.

Good luck to anyone receiving results in the next few weeks, stay positive and remember they do not determine your worth, not even slightly.

Love always,

Hello lovelies!
I am here with another Inspiration Fridays post; I am really interested in making myself some homemade notebooks for college this year, I adore brown notebooks with hand drawn designs on them! They're so much more personal and interesting, I am looking to DIY a lot of my stationary this year as a little summer project for myself, not being productive is killing me, that is what I am going to Portugal for!

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I love the wonkiness of the lines, and the simplicity of the colours; black and orange on the brown background looks very simple and chic!

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The use of the tape on this notebook is so simple yet effective, I like the stripes and contrasting colours and patterns!

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I adore the use of the watercolours on this cover, I have been looking into getting back into painting and art recently and I just think that painting on the cover of my notebooks would be so fun and interesting; however I may have to do a bit of painting practice before!

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The 'composition' style of this notebook is what really drew me in, this is very simple and can be recreated with a bite of scrapbook paper and some fine liners... Again I love the wonky lines and homemade feel of this notebook!

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Okay so fair enough this is not home made but I do like the composition feel and the designs are very clean and simple which I really love!

So those are my notebook inspirations, how do you feel about customising your own stationary? Do you find it time-consuming or a fun way to be creative?

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."- Scott Adams

Hello lovelies,
So this is day two of my Roman Holiday (see what I did there ;) ), we ventured into Rome city centre for a bit of history and culture! First we headed for the Spanish Steps, and along the way saw some of the most gorgeous architecture..

Then we wandered around in search of a good place to get some pasta for lunch and WOW did we find somewhere good! We were growing tired of our search and finally gave up and ended up at a little restaurant off of a piazza, where I got the best Seafood Linguine I could've asked for, it was incredible!

Then we went for some gelato and sat at the Piazza Navona people watching; I opted for coconut and pistachio because they were a nice, light and refreshing combination after such a filling lunch!

After we sat down and took a million and one photographs we wandered over to the Pantheon, I am pretty sure this was one of Adam's favourites (possibly because of Assassin's Creed) and I really enjoyed it myself, the architecture was just incredible... Though it did have me questioning their procedures when it rained!

OOTD:

Pink Cami: Primark

Black Shorts: Primark

Brown Sandals: Just Fab

Sunglasses: Accessorize

Brown Watch: Tissot

Charm Bracelet: Gift

Monochrome Wristlet: Primark

Have any of you seen the Pantheon? What is your favourite piece of architecture in Europe?

"Italy has changed. But Rome is Rome." - Robert De Niro

Hello lovelies,

I thought I would try something a little different today in the spirit of trying new things as far as my blog is concerned and write an ‘inspirations’ post, using things I have seen on Pinterest/ Tumblr to help me think of more ways to exert and motivate my creativity.

My first post is a room decor inspirations, as I will be having a dressing table in my room for the first time when it has been completed I have been looking for ways to lay out that area of my room and how I want to organise my make up e.c.t
I have always been a wall collage fan and I just thought that right next to my wardrobe/ make up area would be the ideal place to put some pictures which will inspire me to do interesting and exciting things with my hair, make up and outfits… These are just a handful of pictures I have seen on Pinterest (follow me here) which I thought were perfect inspiration for my new room.

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I love the colour of this dressing table, it kind of makes me want to spray paint my furniture... Considering it is old maybe I will, but I adore all the furniture in a room to be matching colours. I also like the simplicity of the actual set up, I hate over crowded dressing tables like mine is currently, they just look messy.

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This collage is incredible because I feel like everything looks lined up but there is also no real border to it so it doesn't feel too much like a perfect picture, I would probably call it an organised mess, which is exactly what I am going for!

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Again the sheer simplicity of the dressing table drew me towards it, and this is probably the design of dresser (not desk) which resembles mine most clearly, minus the colour. I adore the flowers as well, I definitely want to start investing in simplistic, decorative pieces like this for my dresser area.

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This collage features far more similar items to those I want to display, however I would much prefer it if my collage was directly attached to my wall with white tac, I was going to make collage boards but they all felt too permanent I wanted something I can adjust with the seasons.

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I love the use of a tray on this vanity to hold items, I have been considering getting a tray to hold my everyday make up and skincare items and then have everything else stored away in a small chest of drawers underneath, my grandma uses a little glass tray and I just find it keeps her surface looking clutter free!

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Lastly, this collage although it is on a pin board, is almost exactly how I want to present my collage, just little bits all over the wall around my vanity; from magazine clippings to little quotes I have printed out. I just think the "organised mess" look is so interesting and you can see how much work someone has put into their decor that way.

These are just a few of my room decor inspirations, make sure to leave me any links to images you like and draw inspiration from!

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will” – George Bernard Shaw

Hello lovelies,

As promised I am giving you a snapshot into what was a most incredible holiday with my lovely boyfriend, so I shall start from the travel...

We flew into Fiumicino Airport at around 11am and took a bus from there into Rome city centre where we grabbed our first taste of Italian food from the holiday; a slice of pepperoni pizza and some arancini (deep fried, breaded rice/ risotto balls), which was DELICIOUS.

Then we got a taxi to the hotel and dropped our bags off, got changed and ventured out into the Vatican City area to do some exploring.

Then we headed back to the hotel after buying some bread, cream cheese, hams, coke and water to keep in the fridge and decided to go to a local bar to get a drink and some gelato, I opted for a Budweiser and a coconut sorbet (served in an actual coconut)!

OOTD:

Floral Dungarees: Primark

White T Shirt: Primark

Brown Sandals: Justfab

Brown Watch: Tissot

Charm Bracelet: Gift

Black and White Wristlet: Primark

So that pretty much sums up our first day in Rome, I loved seeing the architecture from the top of Castle St. Angelo it was possibly the best view we got of Rome over the whole holiday, have you ever visited? What was your favourite place?

"Every one soon or late comes round by Rome." - Robert Browning

Hello lovelies,

I feel like blogging used to be something I looked forward to doing every week and it was simply a pleasure, rather than a burden. However, as of late, I have become increasingly concerned with my blog, and well seemingly lack of it at the moment, but then I realise something… I do not owe anyone a blog post, there is no one sitting there with a checklist marking noughts and crosses whenever I do or don’t post, there are just readers who want to receive my content, but they won’t scrutinise me for not giving them anything.

That is when I realised I have been going about blogging the wrong way for some time now, it is about sharing my content with the world and reading the content of others, not impressing some imaginary judges panel I have created in my head. So instead of apologising for not having blogged properly and consistently for a while I am going to fill you in on what has actually been going on in my life as of late, trust me when I say there have been a lot of changes for me.

First and foremost, some things just haven’t changed; I am still very much in love with my boyfriend, he treats me like a princess and I could not be more lucky- I am sure you will see as we move into some of the later points!
I am midway through having an extension done on my house so that my grandparents can move in with us, as opposed to them going into a nursing home in the next few years, which means over the summer I will be living out of three houses; my home, my grandparent’s home and Adam’s home.
I passed my driving theory test two weeks ago today, and I am so pleased, I know it isn’t overly hard to pass but I still felt a huge achievement having finished it, and everyone around me was very proud.
I have officially finished my AS’s for the second time around, and I am actually feeling relatively confident about my results, fingers crossed it stays that way when I open them a month today… Gosh that is coming around quickly!
I am now an adult, it was my eighteenth birthday on Tuesday the 8th July 2014 and I have been royally spoilt; I received a MacBook Air from my parents, sister and grandparents, a sleeve for it and an external disk drive, on top of that I got a lovely bracelet from my friends which was engraved!
And the piece de resistance…. ADAM TOOK ME TO ROME, ITALY!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you I was a lucky girl! I am going to be posting some of my pictures, but not all as there are nearly 200, and OOTDs from my mini 5 day getaway with the man of my dreams. I was in total shock when I opened a lonely planet’s guide to Italy only to find a circle around rome on the inside page. I then got €30 from Adam’s parents which I spent in Brandy Melville in Rome. It was honestly the best few days of my life and I couldn’t have asked for a more special and wonderful birthday.

I hope you have all been well and that you appreciate this post from me, even though you have probably forgotten who I am ;)

Hello lovelies,
I really liked my outfit on this day so I couldn't hep but take some photos of it to share with you, because I really am injecting some real colour into my outfits.

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